Planning application
Churchyard St Mary The Virgin And St Nicholas Church Cowley Road Littlemore Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4QF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell 1no Ash tree as specified by Secret Gardens Oxford in the Littlemore Conservation area.
As published by the council, reference 26/00431/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00431/CAT
- Type
- Works to Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Littlemore Ward
- Parish
- Littlemore Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- OX4 4QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Oxford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/03092/CAT Withdrawn
Churchyard St Mary The Virgin And St Nicholas Church Cowley Road Littlemore Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 4QF
Fell 1no. Ash Tree as specified by New Leaf Tree Surgery in the Littlemore Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Oxford
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Oxford granted permission on 24 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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